Kobe & Duncan Duo

[Demitri98]

It also depends on when they team up. Are they both drafted or is Kobe traded to the Spurs?

[T_L_P]

I agree with this. 7 would be a pretty safe guess imo.

99-05': Tim Duncan was incredible, especially in the playoffs. Solid offensively, game changer defensively. Coincidentally, Kobe from 99-03' was at his peak level of defensive intensity. I think they could have easily won 3 during this time period since Kobe/Shaq/Duncan combined for 6 out of the 7 titles during these seasons. I think Duncan takes FMVP in 02' and 03' and Kobe takes MVP in 01' just going off of how they performed during the playoffs during those seasons. I think 3 is a conservative number for this time period since you make Shaq less of a factor by taking away Kobe.

[T_L_P]

If duncan and kobe had played together, Kobe would now be considered the GOAT and duncan would look like kobe's pippen. Together they would have easily won at least 9 championships.

What really happened: Kobe became Shaq's Pippen

To answer the OP's question: a lot, providing Kobe doesn't cause any problems (although I don't see the two playing in San Antonio because Kobe would request a trade to LA/NY).

[FKAri]

Somewhere between 41-46 rings depending on how the chemistry develops.